BuildingEnergy Boston 2024 - Sessions by Room
Sessions in Harbor 1
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Biomaterials: A Regional and Global Movement for Climate Justice and Resilience Building with bio-based materials allow us to address the combined crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequity. Workforce development, housing access, regional supply chains,... Full Description |
10:30 am to 12:00 pm |
Jacob Deva Racusin Ace McArleton Chris Hardy |
Justice and Equity Materials Training and Workforce Development |
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Global Passive House: Extreme Climates and Cultural Challenges What does it take to meet the Passive House standard in countries with extreme climates? Can Passive House be adapted to specific cultural demands that seem at odds with Passive House principles?... Full Description |
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm |
Ilka Cassidy Christina Aßmann Sangeetha Sambandam Sayo Okada |
Justice and Equity Design and Construction Process Building Envelope Health and Comfort |
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A Revolution in Embodied Carbon: Four Pivotal Materials Learn about the "Fab Four" top embodied carbon materials and how we can reduce their environmental impact. The Federal Government is focused on this topic through a pilot procurement process to... Full Description |
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm |
Jodi Smits Anderson Jim D'Aloisio |
Design and Construction Process Materials Policy, Codes, and Standards |
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The Deep Energy Retrofit Controversy Revisited Our window to avoid catastrophic climate change is closing. Existing buildings are one of the largest sources of emissions and among the hardest to decarbonize. At BuildingEnergy Boston 2023,... Full Description |
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Michael Hindle Rachel White |
Building Envelope Building Systems Policy, Codes, and Standards |
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Scaling Residential Decarbonization MassCEC’s Decarbonization Pathways pilot has tested and refined a protocol for a home decarbonization assessment with a goal of eliminating the use of fossil fuels in small residential buildings.... Full Description |
10:30 am to 12:00 pm |
Meg Howard Tamir Nir Mike Ostiguy |
Justice and Equity Building Envelope Building Systems Policy, Codes, and Standards |
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IRA One Year In: The Fast-Evolving Facts of the Inflation Reduction Act It's still early days for the Inflation Reduction Act, but projects are already applying for funds. Providing massive funding for many categories of energy projects, the IRA is especially... Full Description |
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Jacob Goldman |
Design and Construction Process Building Systems Energy Production and Storage Business and Finance |
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Rivermark: Occupied Rehab and Facade Replacement for Climate Resilient Communities This session will showcase the implementation of a high-performance façade assembly on an existing high rise concrete multi-family housing building complex, and the resulting measured data of... Full Description |
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm |
Jason Jewhurst Jackie Mignone Jack Sherman Susan Twomey |
Justice and Equity Design and Construction Process Building Envelope Health and Comfort |
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Buildings as Power Plants: The Growing Role of Virtual Power Plants in the Northeast Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) are aggregations of smaller aggregated Distributed Energy Resources (DER) like solar and batteries that act like a traditional power plant. This session will define the... Full Description |
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Anna Demeo Steven Hopengarten Matt Golden |
Building Systems Energy Production and Storage Policy, Codes, and Standards Business and Finance |
